SpaceX IPO Day: What Wall St. and the media missed | E2300

About this episode

Jason Calacanis discusses the implications of the SpaceX IPO and offers insights on investment evaluations and branding strategies.

This Week In Startups is made possible by: Plaud https://Plaud.ai/twist Pilot https://pilot.com/twist Agree https://agree.com IM8 Health https://IM8health.com/twist After watching Elon build out his rocket (and AI) company over the past 20 years, Jason celebrates the SpaceX IPO on a new TWiST. He explains why some investments are evaluated based on earnings and current numbers, while other stocks are bets on expensive visions for the future, and why SpaceX why likely pay off across multiple time horizons. PLUS Polsia solo founder Ben Cera is back with guidance for founders on creating a “Purple Cow”: a unique experience that makes their brand memorable. Guest: Ben Cera on X: https://x.com/Bencera Polsia: https://polsia.com/ Polsia on X: https://x.com/polsia Ben on TWiST E2256 (Feb 2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCce8e02Isw Relevant Links: SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/ SPCX on Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPCX/ Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/ Planet Labs: https://www.planet.com/ Palantir: https://www.palantir.com/ Valor Equity Partners: https://www.valorep.com/ Seth Godin’s “Purple Cow” on Amazon…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Calacanis

Guest: Ben Cera

Topics covered

• SpaceX IPO
• investments
• founder guidance
• branding
• future visions

Keywords

• SpaceX
• IPO
• investments
• Purple Cow
• branding
• Elon Musk
• future visions

Sponsors

Plaud, Pilot, Agree, IM8 Health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, Polsia, Yahoo Finance, Planet Labs, Palantir, Valor Equity Partners

Books & works: Seth Godin’s “Purple Cow”

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